Workman&#39;s oversuit.



R. S. HALL. WORKMANS OVERSUIT. APPLICATION FILED novazs, 1910.

Patented July 11, 1911.

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R. S. HALL. WORKMANS OVERSUIT APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1910.

Patented July 11, 1911.

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ROLL s. HALL, or VERSAILLES, OHIO.

WORKMANS OVERSUIT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July ll 1, 1911.

Application filed November. 25, 1910. Serial No. 593,988.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ROLL S. HALL, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Versailles, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVorkmens Oversuits; and

I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel, and consists of a workmans overgarment. The garment is especially adapted for workmen in automobile garages, and in fact any place where mechanical work is done.

The object of the invention is to provide an outer garment with the body or coat and trouser portions united in a manner that permits of a free yielding of the garment at the waist when the wearer is in a stooping position, or any position other than an erect position. I

A further object is to provide in such a garment, means whereby the entire rear portion of the trouser at the seat may be de-' tached and lowered whenever necessary and without the removal of the garment from the person. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a workmans overgarment made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig.

4 is a rear view showin the seat ortion of the garment lowered. Fig. 5 is a section on'the line aa of Fig. 2.

In the specification and drawings, the same reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

The garment is made from any of the well known materials usually employed, and consists of a body or coat 1 and trouser 2. The

- front of the garment is united at the waist line by a band of suitable elastic fabric 3, the elastic cords or strandsof which extend lengthwise of the garment so that there may be a maximum amount of elasticity at the waist. This inserted elastic material is stretched entirely around the edge of the coat portion 1 to the front opening 4, at which point it is not united-1n order that the garment maybe opened in front. without interference. The lower edge of said elastic band or material is stitched to the edge of the trouser portion from one side seam 5 to the other. The seam on each side of the trousers terminates at 6 in order to provide for the lowering of the seat of the trousers portion as will be more particularly described. It will be understood that the garment is to be worn over the usual top garments. Owing to this it is desirable that the said garment shall be so constructed that access may be had to the inner garments such as the usual trousers and undergarments whenever such becomes necessary, and without entirely removing the protective garment. This requires that the seat portion of the trousers shall be detachable for lowering. In the rear of the garment at the waist line there is a strip of non-elastic material 7 which is stitched to the lower ed 'e of the elastic material 8. The ends of said strip 7 extend forwardly on both sides beyond the side scams 5, and said strip is provided with a suitable number of button holes 9 adapted to be attached to buttons 8 on the adjacent portion of the trousers 2. As before stated, the side seams of the trousers portion stop at a point short of the upper edge of the body portion of the trousers. This is in order to permit the rear portion of the trousers to drop when detached from the'strip 7. The portion of the trousers which is thus detachable is folded as at 10,

Fig. 4, to provide two thicknesses of material through which the buttons are inserted which engage the last button-holes on the ends of the non-elastic strip 7 By thus providing the parts as described, the opening from the point 6 to the top of the trousers .is made to exclude dust. And by opening the sides by unbuttoning the lower button, access may be had to the pockets of the inner trousers.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: a

A workmans union oversuit consisting of body and trouser portions, an intervening elastic insertion at the waist, the said elastic portionbeing united to the body portion entirely around the garment from one side of the front opening to the other, the trouser portion of the garment being united to said elastic portion from the front opening to the side seams, a strip of non-elastic material in the rear of the garment united throughout its length to the lower edge of the elastic portion and extending forwardly beyond the side seams of the trousers, the side seams of the trousers being terminated below the waist line of the garment to provide a drop back portion, which is detachably united at its upper edge to the non-elastic strip and at its side edges to the front body portion of the trousers, and to the ends of said non- 10 elastic strip, the side edges of said back portion being folded inwardly to close the openings at the sides of the trousers above the seams, substantially "as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, inpresence of two witnesses.

ROLL S. HALL. Witnesses:

R. J. MCCARTY,

MATTHEW SIEBLER. 

